My 3-year-old Draws a Family Portrait, a Poem by Kuo Zhang
We ALL look
so alien,
just as what we’re called
on the official documents.
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Mar 24, 20231 min
Voyage, a Poem by P. Matile
The neurotic phrasing of the African dreamers, Flies up to the sky And suddenly intertwines, Like the flight of swallows, Watching from...
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Oct 14, 20221 min
The Lost House, a Poem by Farideh Shabanfar
Sister is pleading with her friend; Send me a picture of our house Our old house that we abandoned Without a farewell, with hope to...
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May 23, 20211 min
Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez is Returned to Mother Earth, a Poem by Chella Courington
At the border, children cry in cages. Drenched in dark dreams, I wake. My mother reaches from the grave. Nails catch the hem of my dress....
Ed Meek
Feb 26, 20211 min
Asylum, a Poem by Ed Meek
It’s as easy as cutting a cord,
to separate the mothers and children—
the ones seeking asylum
from gangs and violence,
so desperate to flee
Stephen House
Jan 29, 20212 min
Prisoners, a Poem by Stephen House
my boss is from my country of origin has been in australia for many years he owns two restaurants employs newly arrived i’m just in this...
John Grey
Jan 15, 20211 min
A South Texas Enclave, a Poem by John Grey
There’s a wall off in the distance that keeps immigrants out, as well as mountains and the river. And, on all sides off their house,...
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